Usage of BufferedInputStream

Question

Let me preface this post with a single caution. I am a total beginner when it comes to Java. I have been programming PHP on and off for a while, but I was ready to make a

Answer 1

I can't speak to the profiling, but from my experience developing Java applications I find that using any of the buffer classes - BufferedInputStream, StringBuffer - my applications are exceptionally faster. Because of which, I use them even for the smallest files or string operation.